Bulgaria has an amazing WW2 history One man helped save their 50,000 strong Jewish population from deportation. The story moved me to have the intersection in front of the Bulgarian Embassy in DC named for Dimitar Peshev. For my work, I was awarded the Golden Laurel Branch of the Government of Bulgaria.

Fair Housing

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Writer

Author of two political haiku books. Read excerpts by clicking the picture of The White House.

Space Collector

During my time in Russia, I amassed one of the largest collections of Soviet Space Memorabilia outside of Russia. It is currently on display in two Southern California museums. Click the pic of Gagarin & Titov (the 2 men above) to read a bit about the collection. You can view pieces on display at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California and at the San Diego Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park.